WP REST Menus
by skapator · Uncategorized
Add menus endpoints to WP REST API
47 health vs 58 average across 7,908 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1611 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
574
now · peak 750
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 90+ → 100+ up after 11 days in band
- 2026-06-30 100+ → 90+ down after 1097 days in band
- 2023-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 128 days in band
- 2023-02-21 100+ → 200+ up after 24 days in band
- 2023-01-28 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-01-26 100+ → 200+ up after 20 days in band
- 2023-01-06 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in band
- 2022-12-30 100+ → 200+ up after 21 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP REST Cache 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - R REST API Log 5K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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WP REST Yoast Meta 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP REST API Cache 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Rest Api V2 Multiple PostTypes 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-rest-menu" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP REST Menus — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP REST Menus: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-rest-menu